Snow-removal and steam-heating system



W. F.`GUERIN.

SNOW REMUVAL AND STEAM HEATING SYSTEM. APPLTCATIDN FILED MAR. 29, 1920.

1,350,968, PatentedAug. 24, 1920.

A TTORNEYS WILLIAM F. GUERIN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SN OW-REMOV .FLL AND STEAM-HEATING SYSTEM.

Application led March 29, 1920.

To @ZZ eli/wm t may concern:

Be it known that I, TWILLIAM F. GUERIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ot the city of New York, borough ci Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State ot New York, have invented a new and Improved Snow-l-en'ioval and Steam-Heating System, orn which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to means for the removal of snow, and has reference more particularly to a snow removal and steam heating system which includes a steam pipe located adjacent the points where the snow accumulates, said steam pipes being adapted to melt the snow and cause the resulting water to flow away.

An object of this invention is to provide means tor quickly and cheaply freeing streets and side walks of heavy snow falls.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part oi this speciii cation, in which it is understood that the drawing illustrates only one form of the invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view partly in section of a building surrounded by the steam pipes of my improved system.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the arrangement ot my system with respect to the street.

F ig. 3 is a perspective view on a large scale showing a workman shoveling snow into the trench which contains the steam pipe. v

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the trench containing the steam pipe.

Fig. is a plan view ot one ot the trench covers.

l? ig. Gris a bottom view of one of the trench covers.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 10 indicates the walls oi a building' which contains steam boilers 1l and is surrounded by a side walk l2 adja-V cent a paved street 13. rllhe paved street usually slopes down so as to form a gutter adjacent the sidewalk, and a trench lll is formed in this gutter and is covered by removable covers 15 which areconstructed in sections so that the weight ot each cover will not be excessive, each cover being reenforced on its under side by ribs 16. One or more steam pipes 17 are provided in the trench 14: supported on brackets 18, and these brackets are secured to the wall of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920. serial No. 369,583.

said trench by bolts 19. The covers 15 may be made substantially water tight by any gasket 2O between said cover and the wall of said trench so that the waste water accumulating in the gutter during rainy summer seasons will run down the gutter over the covers to its usual man-hole. The steam pipe may extend all the way around the building and return again to the building so that the uncondensed steam can be used :for heating the building. A water outlet 21 may be provided in the bottom oi' the trench le at suitable intervals, said outlet extending to a man-hole 22 in the center of' the street 13, which leads into a sewer 23. Steam traps 24 are placed at suitable intervals along the pipe 17 so that the water formed by the condensation ot' the steam in the pipes will be discharged into the trench.v

Thus in the winter when a large quantity ot snow falls, the covers 15 may be removed and the snow shoveled into the trench iai- Steam can be then forced through the pipe 17 thus melting the snow and causing it to iiow away as water through the outlet 21 into the sewer 23. This will provide a very quick, cheap, and eflicient means of removing snow in cities.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters latent:

In a snow removal system, the combination with a street, a sewer and a source of steam, of a trench formed in the gutter ci' said streot a steam pipe positioned in said trench, a plurality ot covers over said trench adapted to be removed so that snow and ice can be thrown into said trench to be melted by the heat from said steam pipe, an oblique outlet pipe connecting the bottom ci said trench with said sewer, and a steam trap on said steam pipe adapted to dis- `charga water of condensation into said trenc so that said water will mix with the water from the melted snow and run said outlet pipe into said sewer.

WILLIAM F. GUERIN.

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